ARTEMISIA

“Please, don't kill me!”

I stretched out my hand in front of me, shutting my eyes.

My heart palpitated, and my life literally flashed before my eyes.

I bit my bottom lip so hard to stop myself from letting out another scream.

I imagined how it was going to eat me, disjoint me, and leave my bones on the forest floor to be seen.

Likewise, I wonder who was going to find me first and goodness, I couldn't ignore the gloat that appeared on Emma's face in my imagination.

And I wanted to kill her more than ever. But I couldn't. I was going to get killed instead.

My...